Ivy Fofie

Biography

Dr. Ivy M Fofie studies media from a critical, postcolonial, and decolonial perspective. Her research lies at the nexus of journalism, media studies, media history, political economy, gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. All her teaching and research centers on these broad themes and interrogates the power relationship that exists within these various intersections. Before coming to LMU, she worked as a teaching fellow at the University of Oregon and as an assistant professor at the University of Ghana, teaching courses in journalism, media and diversity, identity, media history, global media, and gender studies. Her current research explores the history, political economy, and gendered content of women working in local language media in the global south. Her work has appeared in journals such as Feminist Media Studies, Journal of African Media Studies, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and several edited books. She is currently editing a special issue for Feminist Media Studies titled “Gender, Media, and Sexuality in Africa.” She has received top papers at the International Communication Association (ICA) and the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), as well as several scholarships and grants, including from the prestigious Sylff Organization and the Margaret McNamara Organization (MMEG). She serves on the board of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG) and as Internationalization Officer for the Feminist Scholarship Division at ICA.